ST. LOUIS — Two-time defending champion Amber Glenn set the record for a women's short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Wednesday night, giving her a narrow lead over world champion Alysa Liu heading into the free skate. Liu had broken the record mere minutes earlier with ...
ST. LOUIS — Alisa Efimova stepped off the ice and slipped into a jacket, an American flag patch on her left sleeve impossible to miss, after a brilliant performance with pairs partner Misha Mitrofanov at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Wednesday night. Efimova hopes to be ...
The origins of snowboarding go back to Christmas Day 1965 when an engineer named Sherman Poppen strapped two skis together to give his daughters something to do. He called it a "snurfer" and started selling them the next year. Jake Burton came along, refined the toy and helped turn ...
It seemed as though everybody in Nebraska was calling for Fred Hoiberg's job just a few years ago, when it also seemed as though the former Iowa State coach would be unable to replicate the success he had years earlier with the Cyclones. The Huskers won seven games his first season. Seven the ...
PERTH, Australia (AP) — After a singles loss and social media drama earlier in the week, Coco Gauff did all her talking on court Wednesday in the United Cup quarterfinals. Gauff won twice — once in singles and then a clinching victory in mixed doubles — to send the Americans into the ...
MILAN — Italy will be hoping to deliver on and off the snow and ice at its home Olympics. The host nation is keen to put on a spectacular Winter Games but also wants success in terms of medals. Italian Olympic Committee president Luciano Buonfiglio has set a minimum target of 19 medals at ...